History (MA) - Co-op option

Degree Requirements (Standard Stream)

Most students pursue the Major Research Paper. The thesis stream is by application only, on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee.

All students in the Major Research Paper stream will take:

• HIST 5P01 - Introduction to Historiography  
• HIST 5P02 - Research Methods  
• Four half-course electives (HIST 5V00-HIST 5V79)
• HIST 5F80 - Major Research Paper  

The major research paper stream is designed to normally be completed in twelve months (three terms). The completion time for part-time students will vary with the candidate’s circumstances.

Students invited to the Thesis stream will take:

• HIST 5P01 - Introduction to Historiography  
• HIST 5P02 - Research Methods  
• Two half-course electives (HIST 5V00-HIST 5V89)
• HIST 5F90 - MA Thesis  

Each student enrolled in HIST 5F90  must defend their thesis at a public oral examination.

The thesis stream is designed to normally be completed in twenty months (five terms). The completion time for part-time students will vary with the candidate’s circumstances.

Under exceptional circumstances, students in either the Major Research Paper stream or the Thesis stream may be permitted to substitute a directed reading course (taken as HIST 5P80 ), or a course offered by another graduate program, in lieu of one of their elective courses. For a full list of graduate course offerings by subject area, please refer to the Courses  tab in the navigation menu.

Degree Requirements (Co-op Stream)

Program requirements for the Co-op stream are identical to that of the standard stream with the following exceptions: All Co-op students write a Major Research Paper (MRP). The thesis option is not open to Co-op students.

Students in the Co-op stream take work-placements in their third and fourth terms. Students will also take work-placement seminars (HIST 5N90 ), comprised of lectures, presentations and industry specific information, for two hours each week prior to the first co-op work term. Attendance is mandatory. Thus, one course, which standard stream students would take second term, will be delayed until the final (fifth) term.

All Co-op students will take:

• HIST 5F01 - Historiography and Historical Method  
• Four half-course electives (HIST 5V00-HIST 5V79)
• Two work placements (HIST 5N01  and HIST 5N02 )
• HIST 5F80 - Major Research Paper  

Under exceptional circumstances, students may be permitted to substitute a directed reading course (taken as HIST 5P80 ), or a course offered by another graduate program, in lieu of one of their elective courses. For a full list of graduate course offerings by subject area, please refer to the Courses  tab in the navigation menu.

The work placement is normally eight months, though two four-month placements may be approved; in either case, students must register for and pass both work placement courses (HIST 5N01  and HIST 5N02 ).

In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Co-op students are assessed an administrative fee (see ‘Other Graduate Program Related Fees’).